| A | B |
|---|
| a fortiori | from a stronger reason |
| a posteriori | from something which comes after |
| a priori | from something which comes before |
| ab initio | from the beginning |
| ad absurdum | to absurdity |
| ad hoc | for a special purpose |
| ad hominem | toward man |
| ad nauseum | to the point of nausea |
| ad valorem | according to the value |
| ante bellum | before the war |
| deus ex machina | a god from the machine |
| ecce homo | behold the man! |
| ex libris | from the books |
| ex post facto | from a thing done afterwards |
| ex tempore | from the time |
| hic iacet | here lies |
| in absentia | in absence |
| homo sapiens | wise human being |
| in media res | in the middle of things |
| in toto | in whole |
| ipso facto | by the fact itself |
| lapsus linguae | a slip of the tongue |
| magnum opus | the great work |
| modus operandi | manner of working |
| modus vivendi | manner of living |
| mutatis mutabilis | the things having been changed which must be changed |
| ne plus ultra | not more beyond |
| noli me tangere | don't touch me |
| non compose mentis | not of sound mind |
| non sequitur | it does not follow |
| obiter dictum | a thing said incidentally |
| per annum | by the year |
| per capita | per person |
| per diem | by the day |
| per se | by itself |
| persona non grata | a person not acceptable |
| post hoc ergo propter hoc | after this therefore because of this |
| quid pro quo | something in return for something |
| semper fidelis | always faithful |
| sine qua non | without which not |
| status quo | the state in which |
| sui generis | of its own kind |
| taedium vitae | the weariness of life |
| vade mecum | go with me |
| vice versa | the change being turned |
| viva voce | with the living voice |
| e pluribus unum | out of many, one |
| novus ordo seclorum | a new order of the ages |
| annuit coeptis | He gives approval to our undertakings |
| anno Domini | in the year of our Lord |
| ante meridiem (A.M.) | before mid-day |
| post meridiem (P.M.) | after mid-day |
| et cetera | and other things |
| nota bene | note well |
| tabula rosa | blank slate |
| requiescat in pace | rest in peace |
| caveat emptor | let the buyer beware |
| amicus curiae | friend of the court |
| ex officio | as a result of the office |
| alma mater | school or university which one attended |
